Dawid Kruiper Municipality () is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Mier and //Khara Hais local municipalities. The municipality is named after the San politician Dawid Kruiper.
Demographics According to the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 125,744 people, representing an increase from 100,498 in 2011. Of these, 70.7% identified as "Coloured," 19.7% as "Black African," and 8.5% as "White."
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining sixteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eighteen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
Dawid Kruiper local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 17,470 17,262 34,732 55.1% 14 4 18 10,991 11,169 22,160 35.2% 3 9 12 927 1,017 1,944 3.1% 0 1 1 786 771 1,557 2.5% 0 1 1 523 556 1,079 1.7% 0 1 1 305 365 670 1.1% 0 0 0 166 168 334 0.5% 0 0 0 147 123 270 0.4% 0 0 0 72 68 140 0.2% 0 0 0 63 – 63 0.1% 0 – 0 15 28 43 0.1% 0 0 0 Total 31,465 31,527 62,992 17 16 33 Valid votes 31,465 31,527 62,992 98.4% Spoilt votes 490 555 1,045 1.6% Total votes cast 31,955 32,082 64,037 Voter turnout 32,259 Registered voters 59,509 Turnout percentage 54.2%
References
External links Official website